seed-vessel

  • 131circumscissile — /serr keuhm sis il/, adj. Bot. opening along a transverse circular line, as a seed vessel. [1825 35; CIRCUM + SCISSILE] * * * …

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  • 132follicle — /fol i keuhl/, n. 1. Anat. a. a small cavity, sac, or gland. b. one of the small ovarian sacs containing an immature ovum; Graafian follicle. 2. Bot. a dry seed vessel, or pod, consisting of a single carpel, splitting at maturity only along the… …

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